On November 12, the CdM Mock Trial team won their first vicotry against Marina High School, becoming 1-0.

On Thursday, schools from all over Orange County came together at the Santa Ana courthouse to compete in the Mock Trial competition. Dressed in business attire, competitors had the opportunity to deliver presentations perfect from months of preparation.

The Corona del Mar Mock Trial team competed against Marina High School. The prosecution team consisted of Derek Satterfield, David Fink, Jiten Dajee, Zachary Cabin, Chris Weinberger, Donna Etemadi, Jenny Lin, and Annika Gerken.

Annika Gerken and Alex Morrison at Round 1 of the Mock Trial competition.

Derek Satterfield delivered the pretrial motion which was followed by Zachary Cabin’s opening statement to the court. And thus, the trial was underway.

The team’s witnesses delivered stunning testimonies, well delivered and supported by facts. David Fink sealed the team’s performance with a closing statement that summed up the argument and pertinent facts.

Although the judge’s verdict was not guilty, his verdict on the fate of the defendant has no correlation to each team’s performance.

CdM won the round by an astonishing five percent margin. The team will advance to Round 2 on November 17 with confidence.